“It’s not ideal to race just after crashing but that’s bike racing, it’s all part of the sport” he said. But he seemed confident ahead of the Grande Partenza, the first time the start of the Giro has been held outside Europe. Lifting himself to his feet, Froome hobbled back to collect his bike, cycling back to the Team Sky minibus. Kenyan born Froome relishes the heat but he struggled in the first half of the course particularly. Dumoulin is defending the title here and rejected the suggestion the time trial was a dangerous course.

Source: The Guardian May 04, 2018 10:48 UTC